Rookie Tim Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 14
rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs held the Golden State
Warriors to 10 points in the fourth quarter en route to their
fifth straight win, 105-96.

David Robinson added 23 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs,
who have won 24 of their last 28 games. San Antonio also
increased its lead in the Midwest Division to 2 1/2 over the
Utah Jazz.

Duncan, the top overall pick in the NBA draft, hit on 14-of-25
shots and he made 6-of-8 of his free throw attempts as he
surpassed his previous high of 32 points, established on
December 13th against Orlando.

"I started off well and they came to me a couple of times, and I
got a few easy baskets," Duncan said. "That got me on a little
bit of a roll."

Donyell Marshall scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to
lead Golden State, which suffered its fifth straight loss. Tony
Delk, starting in place of the injured Bimbo Coles, added a
season-high 21 points.

After Duncan hit a short jumper to knot the game at 70-70 with
6:27 remaining in the third quarter, the Warriors closed the
period on a 16-7 burst for a 86-77 lead. Erick Dampier scored
six points in the run.

Delk, who came within four points of matching his career-high,
scored 19 points through the first three quarters.

Golden State's nine-point advantage heading into the final
quarter, was its biggest lead in a game since an eight point
margin at Milwaukee on January 15th.

Marshall hit a jumper with 7:17 to play to give the Warriors a
92-85 advantage, but the Spurs took over from their with a 10-0
run. Robinson sank a jumper with 5:34 left to tie the game at
92-92 and Chuck Person, who scored 14 points, put the Spurs
ahead for good with a three-pointer with 5:11 to play for a
95-92 lead.

Duane Ferrell made a layup to bring the Warriors within 95-94
with 4:13 to go, but Avery Johnson had a layup, Duncan made a
layup and converted on four straight free throws down the
stretch for a 101-94 cushion with 22 seconds left.

Johnson finished with 13 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds
for San Antonio, which is 33-14 heading into the All-Star
break. The Spurs were 11-34 at the break last season.

"I thought the Warrios came to play," San Antonio coach Gregg
Popovich said. "They laid it on the line. We played better than
they did for half a quarter. We feel very fortunate to come out
with a win."

The Warriors committed only one turnover through the first three
quarters, but had seven in the final period as they tied their
season low for points in a quarter.

"I think guys probably got tired, but everybody gave a good
effort," Delk said. "They got a lot of offensive rebounds down
the stretch. If we could have got a rebound or two, we could
have gotten out on the break and made some plays on the other
end."

Joe Smith and Erick Dampier added 16 points apiece for the
Warriors, who shot 48 percent (40-of-83) from the field. The
Spurs shot 51 percent (43-of-85) and held a 45-34 rebounding
edge.

Golden State also lost starting guard Brian Shaw in the second
quarter with a strained groin. He did not return.

"That might be the best we played all year," Golden State coach
P.J. Carlesimo said. "We just didn't close it out. That is a
huge part of the learning process for young guys. When one team
has won 22 out of 26, they understand more how to close."